Daniella DaCunzo Dalia
Of Counsel
O: (732) 757-0165
F: (732) 358-0180
T: (800) 757-2304
Daniella DaCunzo Dalia, is Of Counsel at the firm where her practice is focused primarily in complex litigation, real estate and other general matters. Ms. Dalia rejoined the team at Poulos LoPiccolo PC after taking a sabbatical from full-time practice to defend numerous parties in a multi-billion-dollar securities litigation against the Kingdom of Denmark. During her hiatus from full-time practice, she remained engaged in practice parti-time as solo practitioner with a concentration on real estate, transactional and general matters for high net-worth clients.
Prior to joining Poulos LoPiccolo PC in 2012, she was an associate in the Manhattan office of Harris Beach in its Medical & Life Sciences Industry Team representing pharmaceutical companies, medical device, nutraceutical, cosmetic and cosmeceutical manufacturers in connection with complex product liability litigation, including negligence and failure to warn claims. She has defended pharmaceutical, medical device and nutriceutical manufacturers in multi-district and coordinated complex litigation, mediations and arbitrations including the national litigations involving pain pump, Reglen, Digitek, Ephredra and Heparin.
While a litigation associate at Sills Cummis & Gross in Newark and Manhattan she worked on major products liability trials in both federal and state courts, including two major multi-district pharmaceutical trials. Ms. Dalia’s practice focused on commercial and construction litigation before she expanded her practice to products liability. Likewise, she represented a major engineering firm in a $165 million construction claim brought by a leading national newspaper resulting in a successful settlement. Ms. Dalia also represented architectural and engineering firm in a construction claim brought by two casino organizations. Yet, since the beginning of her career, she has maintained a focus in complex commercial litigation. Initially, she began with emphasis in representing lenders, creditors, receivers, and trustees in connection with insolvency. She represented receivers appointed to due to involvement in Ponzi schemes and other fraud claims. Ms. Dalia’s array of clientele runs the gamut from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, security brokers and complex investment funds to architects, commercial landlords, contractors, designers, developers, and owners within the construction industry. Her vast array of material experience in diverse areas of complex litigation and transactional matters allows her to confidently advise clients in many of areas of law.
Publications and Activities
- “THE BIG BRAZILIAN BLOWOUT BATTLE: COSMETIC MANUFACTURING AND SAFETY”, DRI, THE VOICE, JUNE, 2012
- “STAYING IN THE GAME: E-DISCOVERY WITH A LIVE PRODUCT”, DRI, FOR THE DEFENSE, OCTOBER, 2012
- “As Honest As A Lawyer?”, THE BENCHER, December, 2004
- “E-DISCOVERY WITH A LIVE PRODUCT”, DRI DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE CONFERENCE, MAY 2010
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2003
- New York, 2004
Court Admissions
- New Jersey State Bar
- New York State Bar
- United States District Court of New Jersey
- United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York
Professional Activities
- Member, New Jersey Bar Association
- Member, Monmouth County Bar Association
- Member, New York City Bar Association
- New York City Bar Products Liability Committee – appointed February 2012
- Member, DRI, Drug and Device
